Maria Sharapova beats Tatjana Maria to reach second round.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova powered into the Australian Open second round with a straight-set win over Germany’s Tatjana Maria.
Sharapova, 30, saw off the world number 47 6-1 6-4 on the Margaret Court Arena.
It was her first match at Melbourne since failing a drugs test at the 2016 event, which led to a 15-month ban.
“I felt like I have got a lot of things out of the way physically and emotionally and mentally last year,” said Russian Sharapova. #mariasharapova #sharapova #ausopen #australianopen #australianopen2018 #tennis #tennisteam #tennisfans